Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

RI UNDERGROUND RICHES.
lProgress s. Our Leading. Industry in
Some Of the Mines The Moulton's
splaafdss hswing.
$ 1 THE MouLroN.
This is one Of the most conservative
managed mines in the camp andjthe regular
dividends paid to the stockholders speak
i6louder terms than all the puffs OF mines
only on paper in the Territory. A personal
visit to the mine. brought me in contact
with the genial Superintendent Mr.. Jos.
CARR who produced bis box of Havanas
and insanswer to mytquestion of "Well Joe.
how is the Moulton?" His answer was,
"Moulton is all right" I asked for partic-
ulars and he said 1--WE do not care for
notorie4y y, except what we earn by satisfy
ing. our stockholders with their regular
dividends, and this is more gratifying to
me than all the newspaper puffs could be
given me; but with my consents go and sector
yourself what we are doing"
I Jumped on the cage with the foreman.
Thos. Coleman, and descended to the 200
foot level and was surprised to see the
amount OF development work now in
progress. The cross cuts have been driven
and the three veins have been intercepted
while drifts are being driven in each to the
boundary lines OF the claims.
The veins are larger on this level than at
any other part ct the mine, and with 200
feet of ground in height by 1900 feet in
length and three regular veins shows the
Moulton has only started on an era of
prosperity unparalleled in the history of
mining in this camp.
No stopping has been done below the 500
foot level. and in the levels from the 1OO-foot
down to this depth there ia enough ore to
keep the mill hammering awav for the n, xt
two years. Mr., Coleman is one of the best
miners in the district and the condition of
the mine speaks for itself. TIE vast
amount of free milling ore left s~.n1heserve
shows the conservative mans.ou Acar-
ried throughout. The mine;ase q l,venti-
lated, well timbered, much more SO than
many of the would-be model mines of the
camp. The excavation for the new large
hoist is o completed m will be put in
place as OOH as it arrives from the East,
when work will be begun in earnest on the
600 and 7OO-foot levels. Then the main
shaft will be sum to the !, OOO-foot level.
Since Mr.. Coleman's supervision of the
MN no accident has ever occurred to an
employe.
THE HIGH ORE
nave temporarily repaired their machinery
ord -orL of dovo1opmopf 10 ooptinuipo
Machinery equal to the Anaconda will be
placed upon this mine the coming fall so as
to sink to any required depth. At present
the shaft is down 600 feet and still sinking.
The mine promises to be the richest on the
They have placed in position on the four
hundred the second largest engine in this
district, a Knowles duplex compound. 1t
has 1O-inch plungers. With it the stock /
holders nave no troubled in keeping the mine
drained.
THE LEDGE.
Two companies of lessees operate on the
Stephens ledge-Rodda & Co. and Sincley & |
Co. The former company work their mine
by the main shaft dug long since when the
mine was in it's palmy days. 1t is consid-
erably deeper than the Sincley shaft, which |
was only sunk lately. 1t seems Rodda e. |
Co. drifted in under the other company's |
ground and drifted and slopes chat part of
the lead out, finding it very rich. When
Sincley became ready and started, the first |
blast blew out the wall between the two
workings The natural result is a lawsuit
which will be instituted soon.
NER NOTES.
The men at the Buffalo who nave been
working eight hours, have gone on the ten
hour shift. The Buffalo mine is producing
some first and second class ore and have
timbers to building an ore house |
SO as to load into the railroad ore cars. I!
The track is but a short way from the |
mine and will reach that pointin a few
days.
The return OF Superintendent THOMPSON.
of the Butte Reduction Works, is looked |
forward to as the Inauguration of great i'm
provements there. He is nov East eon.
sulting with stockholders about those |
deemed most necessary. This smelter bids /
fair to become the largest in this country in
a couple OF years.
ON converter at the Parrot smelter is
running copper steadily and three matte
furnaces turn out their quota regularly.
The concentration is kept running to its full
capacity on s~econd-class ore. Everything
in this mammoth institution is carried or
like clockwork. Mr.. John Miiliken is out.
side foreman.
Drifting o n the 200 level is in progress at
the Anselmo, where a rich body OF ore has
been struck. The water is only kept down
by the steady working of the pumps. This
uses no cage, but produces a good
deal Of ore. The Houser Brothers are at
present running it.
Richard Bailey has disposed OF his inter-
est in the PluIonia to Bartlett. Pumps
are keeping the mine empty of water, but
the prospects are not as f1attering as they
we're two months ago. At present a very
small force is employed.
The Blue Jay will sink to the 400 foot
level and then cross-cut for the ledge. So
far everything points to it becoming one
OF our prominent mines in the near future.
This mineis just south of the Parrot.
The Extension of Blue Bird which was
Jumped from the Blue Bird Company not
long since is at present idle, the necessary
work having been done by the
Work on the extension Of the Morning
Star is actively progressing. No arrange
ments have as yet been made in reference
to the Farraday Morning Star changing
hands.
The Anaconda mine hoists on an average
cars OF ore in Jwenty-four hours, and
the ore trains should stop for half a day
the ore chutes would be full before night.
The Colorado Smelter continues to re-
ceived wood via the V fume. The improve
nents are about all completed.
The pay chute at the Orphan Girl be- |
comes larger the further the drift pro-
IL
Drifting continues al the Placer lode
'laim, but no stopping has been done as
yet.
Considerable prospecting is being carried ..
IN in Browns Gulch.
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